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HR7250

Altitude: 58.8°   Azimuth: 143.2°   Direction: South-East

HR7250 is a giant star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

HR7250 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its reltive faintness, HR7250 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR7250:

5.77
Giant

HR7250 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 58.8°
Azimuth: 143.2°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR7250

HR7250 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR7250 are provided in the following table:

19h 06m 38s
+24° 15’ 02”
56.3°
7.67°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR7250 in the sky:

Finder chart HR7250 star
Simplified finder chart for HR7250.

Visibility of HR7250 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR7250 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.7°
Max altitude: 62.8°
Azimuth: 294.3°
HR7250 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR7250

The image below is a photograph of HR7250 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR7250 is 0.055 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR7250 star
DSS2 image of HR7250. The red arrow shows the motion of HR7250 during the next 10000 years (9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR7250 from the Sun and relative movement

HR7250 is distant 331.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

101.83 pc
331.98 ly
-22 km/s
0.055 arcsec/year
0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR7250

HR7250 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.73
A4III
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR7250 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR7250. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR7250

SAO86817
SAO86817